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looked at because I was already at Fairmont Gold, so it was a natural fit. I think they felt assured that I could execute her requests.” What’s on the Queen’s rider? Gold and red flowers from Chile in her room, BBC on the TV, and copies of The New York Times. “I don’t consider myself a conventional thinker,” McLeod says. “My General Manager [in Winnipeg] and I wanted to do something for the Queen that would make her stay stand out from all of the other Fairmont properties. I thought ‘Why wouldn’t you put Winnie the Pooh in her room? Winnie the Pooh is from Winnipeg.’” Clarence left a teddy bear of the vintage, original version of Winnie the Pooh in her room during turndown service—and the Queen loved it. So much so that she requ \